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Grade 8

Alabama ELA Standard: 8.LL.21

Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.

That Quote’s Not Quite Right: Albert Einstein

That Quote’s Not Quite Right: Albert Einstein

When I see a quote, I often think, “That’s not quite right!”

 Fancier Figurative Language: Start with a Cliche

Fancier Figurative Language: Start with a Cliche

We’ll start with the cliché “as cold as ice” and go somewhere much more interesting.